Month: November 2014

Good heavens, ma’am! You’re naked as a jaybird and there’s a crown atop your baby bump.

American street artist Pegasus (think Banksy…but not) is responsible for this depiction of the Duchess of Cambridge a la Demi Moore-covers-Vanity-Fair-circa-1991, graffiti’d on the wall of Faith Inc Gallery in North London. According to the Daily Mail‘s Sebastian Shakespeare, this cheeky image celebrates the support Catherine has given to that part of the city. Continue reading →

Discard your smartphones, erase Instagram, because no candid of you will ever match anything as majestic and resplendent as this back shot of the Duchess of Cambridge, who – even at four months pregnant – looks thinner than you did after that bout of mono. Continue reading →

Hello, Duchess Diary readers! I’m Ella Kay, the writer and editor of The Court Jeweller, a blog about royal and noble jewels from around the world. Kelly has graciously asked me to step in this afternoon to talk about my very favorite subject: royal jewelry. She challenged me to share five of my favorite items of jewelry from the British royal collection. With so many amazing, sparkly pieces to choose from, it was a tough job, but here are five of the best pieces in the Windsor vaults. (And — significantly for a blog about the Duchess of Cambridge — these are all pieces that are very likely to be worn one day by a future royal consort: Queen Catherine!) Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had an “away day” in Wales, paying a visit to Pembroke Refinery, which celebrated 50 years of services (it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1964).

Following that, Catherine and William attended the Wales vs Australian rugby game at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which they traveled to from Pembroke via helicopter, according to the Daily Mail. At halftime, the couple met with injured servicemen; tomorrow they will attend Remembrance Sunday in London. Continue reading →

There are few things more moving than Remembrance Sunday, a day on which citizens “commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.” Continue reading →

Page Sixbroke the news earlier this week that Pippa Middleton is thisclose to signing on as a Today correspondent. Photos of Middleton and a film crew in Wyoming further fueled those reports, which claimed that NBC may pay her between $500,000 and $600,000.

If there’s anything the Brits know how to do, it’s comedy. Case-in-point: BBC America’s faux reality series, Almost Royal, which follows aristocratic siblings Poppy and Georgie Carlton on a tour of the USA. Though the trip was brought on by tragic circumstances (their father accidentally shot himself when a bullet from his hunting rifle ricocheted off a “No Hunting” sign ), Georgie and Poppy appeared to have soaked up at least a Range Rover full of American culture. Continue reading →

I’ve always found the Prince of Wales funny, and appreciate that he enjoys making light of (most) situations. Over the years the public has seen him loosen up, becoming somewhat of a character, and I think most people appreciate that. Continue reading →